EFF as a group, as an organization, as... whatever it is, it's lost a metric ton of respect.

Lost respect with who? You? The FOSS community, security community, and everyone I've ever talked to and work with still hold them in high regard. What have they done that warrants this loss of respect, other than accept donations from untrustworthy folks? Every decision and stance they have taken so far I agree with and has clearly been in the interest of the community.

So what you're really saying is you don't understand the actual issue at hand and are swayed by the political backgrounds of things instead of the actual technological issue of data throttling. Got it.